Celebrating the hotel’s history of warmly receiving memorable people, The Galle Face Hotel recently welcomed Commander Anthony Pearse as he sailed his way back to Sri Lanka after 72 years. His last visit to the Galle Face Hotel was in 1943. Commander Pearse entered the Royal Navy at the age of 18 and fought bravely…
* Leads the industry through fabric innovation Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills, the fabric arm of the diversified blue-chip conglomerate Hayleys Group became the first company in Sri Lanka’s textile industry to launch its own brand, INNO. The brand was launched through its own Innovation Centre, in order to supply new fashion value added and functional fabric…
* An application platform that combines tradition with leading edge solutions for the Tea industry Mobitel Business Solutions, a division of Mobitel Pvt Ltd together with John Keells PLC (the produce broking arm of the John Keells Group) launched ‘mAuction’, a superior suite of solutions for the Colombo Tea Auction connecting tea brokers and buyers…
The art of leadership brings into play a myriad of technical and emotional factors that combine to produce leadership success. In the recent past, the success of emotional intelligence as a management skill has received a lot of attention. Known throughout the business world as a crucial component of successful management, it is now made…
Innovative ideas come from great minds and now, it will not take a genius or an app developer to take that idea to market and turn it into cash. Perfect for stay-at-home mothers with time on her hands, a student who wants to earn some extra pocket money, an enterprising individual who wants to be…
Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker and an emerging PC Plus leader, has appointed Sri Lanka’s ace cricketer and the current captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Angelo Mathews as its official brand ambassador in the country. Angelo is one of the world’s top cricketers. With this development, he will team-up with Lenovo –…
In a resounding endorsement of Softlogic Finance PLC and its business strategy, the recent Rights Issue of the Company was over-subscribed by over 150% with the new equity infusion of Rs 401 million, boosting the Total Equity position of the Company to Rs 1.9 billion. The Rights Issue, in which 10 Ordinary Shares were issued…
The Imperial Institute of Higher Education (IIHE) today announced its partnership with the University of Salford Manchester (UK) to offer its Honours degree programmes in Sri Lanka. The Imperial Institute of Higher Education will now be able to offer degrees such as BSc (Hons) in Business Management, BSc (Hons) in Business and Information Technology, BSc…
* Adds a new Lactation Management Centre at Dambulla Base Hospital Sri Lanka’s oldest baby care brand, Pears, declared open its 5th Lactation Management Centre (LMC) at the Dambulla Base Hospital recently. The lactation centres will help raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding and promote exclusive breastfeeding among new mothers, in line with the…
BBDO Lanka launched its ‘Force for Good’ initiative in February 2012 by becoming the first advertising agency in South Asia to be certified ‘carbon neutral’. This was followed by the launch of Asia’s first mechanical air purifying billboard in May of the same year. Said BBDO Lanka MD Santosh Menon, “It’s that time of the…
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